Towards Integrated Bird Conservation in North America: A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Perspective

Strategic efforts to conserve migratory and resident birds in North America have made unprecedented progress in the last 15 years. Integrated bird conservation is a process that maximizes effectiveness and efficiency of conservation delivery for all migratory and resident birds. Beginning with the M...

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Published in:Waterbirds (De Leon Springs, Fla.) Fla.), 2002-01, Vol.25, p.122-127
Main Authors: Andrew, Jonathan M., Andres, Brand A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brackish
Conservation movement
Environmental conservation
Freshwater
Geographic regions
Habitat conservation
Landscape conservation
Marine
Natural resources conservation
Waterfowl
Wetland conservation
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
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Summary:Strategic efforts to conserve migratory and resident birds in North America have made unprecedented progress in the last 15 years. Integrated bird conservation is a process that maximizes effectiveness and efficiency of conservation delivery for all migratory and resident birds. Beginning with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a history of supporting geographic integration of management programs. Modern Northern American perspectives must broaden to include larger geographic scales, novel private-public partnerships, stronger inter-governmental relationships, greater development of a conservation culture, and consideration of all resident and migratory bird species. The North American Bird Conservation Initiative provides a mechanism for developing new resources and optimizing existing resources. Full integration of bird conservation efforts in North America, and beyond, is our best hope of achieving conservation of migratory bird resources in future decades.
ISSN:1524-4695
1938-5390